Economics Research Guide

Try these databases first to find journal articles and reports in this discipline.

EconLit with Full Text (1969 to present)From the American Economic Association -- the foremost source of references to economic literature.

Business Source Complete (1886 to present)The largest collection of business journals in the world. Includes market, industry, and SWOT reports.

EconPapersA search engine for RePEc (Research Papers in Economics), EconPapers provides the largest collection of citations to working papers and journal articles in economics.

LexisNexis Academic (date coverage varies)Full-text federal and state laws, international legal materials, and law reviews. Also includes full-text of newspapers from around the world, as well as company profiles.

Country Commercial GuidesMaintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, this site provides reports on the political and economic climates of 125 countries.

Use these encyclopedias and reference works to get started on a topic.

EIU Country DataAn analytical database of worldwide economic indicators and forecasts, providing more than 300 series on 201 countries and 45 regional aggregates.

IMF Statistical DatabasesIncludes International Financial Statistics with history to 1948, Direction of Trade with history to 1980, Balance of Payments with history to 1960 and Government Finance Statistics with history to 1990.

WDI Online (1960 to present)World Development Indicators providing international social and economic statistics from the World Bank.

China Data OnlineIncludes monthly and yearly reports on national, regional, and local macro-economics, as well as statistical yearbooks and census data.

Indiastat.com (Username/Password required for access is available from the Reference Desk.)India-specific socioeconomic statistical facts and figures; data can be downloaded in Excel or HTML.